London Affiliate Conference - Official Thread - 2014

[footballaffiliate]

Seems these conferences are not much more than brown-nosing-events, where more than a few affiliate programs, party it up on shaved funds. I suppose when drinks are free and your having smoke blown up your backside, who's going to question anything... just sayin

Fortunately I have no need to attend them. Programs visit me instead

Love it! Could not have put it better myself What amazes me too is the programs we know are rogue and hardly any big affiliates advertise seem to have the biggest stands with all the biggest celebrity guests. Perhaps funded by the shaving you mention!

 

[footballaffiliate]

Seems these conferences are not much more than brown-nosing-events, where more than a few affiliate programs, party it up on shaved funds. I suppose when drinks are free and your having smoke blown up your backside, who's going to question anything... just sayin

Fortunately I have no need to attend them. Programs visit me instead

And I would add - also a feeding frenzy where advertisers snap up the new naïve affiliates and offer them "incredible" CPA deals to reel them into their programs and tell them that their brand converts the best, has the best retention, blah blah blah. Then you go home, put them on your site, and realise you've mysteriously made no money in 6 months.

 

[KasinoKing]

I partly agree and partly disagree with the last few posts. That's because not all affy programs are the same (thank goodness!)
I find the event VERY useful and undoubtedly the best way to judge the people working at any program is meet them face to face and look them in the eye.
I would definitely recommend that all affs try to get to an event if they can.

Love it! Could not have put it better myself What amazes me too is the programs we know are rogue and hardly any big affiliates advertise seem to have the biggest stands with all the biggest celebrity guests. Perhaps funded by the shaving you mention!

Nail on the head!
Fortunately those of us who have "been around a bit" can see through all the smoke & mirrors.

And I would add - also a feeding frenzy where advertisers snap up the new naïve affiliates and offer them "incredible" CPA deals to reel them into their programs and tell them that their brand converts the best, has the best retention, blah blah blah. Then you go home, put them on your site, and realise you've mysteriously made no money in 6 months.

Another nail on the head.
I do feel sorry for any newbie affiliates who get duped into believing the bullshit, blinded by the big flashy stands, and for any players they lead to dodgy sites.
I'm not perfect or totally immune though - I've fallen into the "trap" myself a few times too, though I think I've managed to avoid the really rogue casinos, due to my 13 years experience as a player.

KK

 

[footballaffiliate]

I partly agree and partly disagree with the last few posts. That's because not all affy programs are the same (thank goodness!)
I find the event VERY useful and undoubtedly the best way to judge the people working at any program is meet them face to face and look them in the eye.
I would definitely recommend that all affs try to get to an event if they can.


Nail on the head!
Fortunately those of us who have "been around a bit" can see through all the smoke & mirrors.


Another nail on the head.
I do feel sorry for any newbie affiliates who get duped into believing the bullshit, blinded by the big flashy stands, and for any players they lead to dodgy sites.
I'm not perfect or totally immune though - I've fallen into the "trap" myself a few times too, though I think I've managed to avoid the really rogue casinos, due to my 13 years experience as a player.

KK

Glad you're thinking along the same lines KK - we've been to the conferences a few years now and every year our outlook on them changes. We're now at a point where we attend to show our faces and see the main advertisers, but literally we walk around just ignoring the swamp of people trying to shove a flyer, half naked girl, or business card in your face.

Conferences run in three streams - one for those who want to attend the talks and learn some things, one for those who want to meet their main advertisers (however if you're big enough you'll talk to your advertisers every week and meet them regularly anyway), and thirdly the stream for new recruits who will get sucked into the "we'll give you 80% rev share for 3 months on scratch cards that will never convert" gang!

Have also fallen into the trap of a dodgy salesman at LAC that has wasted my time and skimmed my referrals.